Action for a greener, healthier America

With bipartisan support, bill would help America's wildlife recover

Helping species recover before they're endangered is easier than saving them from the brink of extinction.

INVEST Act includes funding to reconnect wildlife habitat

America's infrastructure is overdue for an upgrade — for wildlife as well as for people.

Green Scissors

Cutting wasteful handouts to special interests that prop up polluting industries related to these categories will reduce pollution and free up money that can be spent on modern infrastructure investments.

Biden administration suspends drilling in Arctic Refuge

Oil leases should never have been sold here. Now, we need our leaders to make sure it never happens again.

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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News Release | Environment America Research & Policy Center

Statement: California Energy Commission shows leadership by voting in favor of solar requirements

The California Energy Commission (CEC) voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward solar and storage requirements for new commercial buildings and high-rise multifamily dwellings.

News Release

Senate votes to revitalize American infrastructure

The infrastructure we build impacts our health and the environment for decades into the future. We applaud the Senate for recognizing that all Americans want clean air to breathe, clean, lead-free water to drink, and more options to get around.

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Urgent: Call your senators to save the Arctic

A last-minute amendment to a must-pass bill threatens the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with drilling and development.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: New IPCC report underscores need to act on climate

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its first global assessment of the science of global warming since 2013 on Monday. The report details the potential catastrophic impacts on the world's oceans, ice caps and land in the coming decades if we fail to rapidly reduce emissions and meet our climate goals.

News Release | Environment America

Environment America urges senators to support the bipartisan infrastructure bill

Outdated infrastructure endangers our health and our environment. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act makes significant progress towards solving these problems.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.